In a report to The Week in Chess (TWIC) dated April 28, 1996, International Master Siniša Joksić reviewed — with very little enthusiasm indeed — the first-ever International Fischerandom Tournament, which took place in the spring of that year in Kanjiža, a town in Serbia (then Yugoslavia) at the border with Hungary. The three-day 12-player round-robin featured two Grandmasters, four International Masters, four FIDE Masters, and two National Masters, with a time control of 25 minutes for 20 moves, plus 5 minutes for the remainder of the game. The random starting positions were generated by a set of four dice, signalling that not only Bobby Fischer did not reply to the organisers’ invitation for a symbolic attendance, but he did not even put his computerised shuffler to their disposal. Joksić adds that too often time scrambles prevented the organisers from collecting the games — in truth, some of them will appear in Svetozar Gligorić’s book “Shall We Play Fischerandom Chess?” (Batsford, London, 2002) — which implies that such a time control inevitably also affected the level of play.
The final standing was:
The final standing was:
1. Péter Lékó GM (HUN) 9½/11; 2. Stanimir Nikolić GM (YUG) 9; 3. Goran Vojinović IM (YUG) 7; 4. Ervin Mozes IM (ROM) 6½ 5. Gáspár Máthé IM (HUN) 6½ 6. Vladimir Milošević FM (YUG) 6; 7. Tibor Farkas FM (HUN) 5½ 8. Stevan Popov FM (YUG) 4½ 9. Mirko Mamuzić NM (YUG) 4; 10. Lajos Ábel IM (HUN) 3½ 11. Vojislav Petrović FM (YUG) 2; 12. Sandor Lorinć NM (YUG) 2. |
Finally, as a conclusion of the news release, the very short game between the only two Grandmasters competing was given almost without comment:
Stanimir Nikolić – Péter Lékó
1st International Fischerandom Tournament; time control: 25 minutes for 20 moves, plus 5 minutes for the remainder of the game; Kanjiža, 1996
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Position #67
1. d4 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Qh3 h5. Here one may only note that 3. ... e6 is also perfectly playable, owing to the fact that the h-Pawn is not en prise (for after 4. Qxh7? Bxd4! 5. Rxd4?? Rh8 the White Queen is trapped).
4. Bxd5 e6 5. Bg2 Rxd4 6. 0-0 Rxd1 7. Rxd1 Qe7 8. Nd3 Nd7 9. Nd2 Nd6 10. c4 Nf5 11. b3 Bxa1 12. Rxa1 0-0 13. g4 hxg4 14. Qxg4 b6
4. Bxd5 e6 5. Bg2 Rxd4 6. 0-0 Rxd1 7. Rxd1 Qe7 8. Nd3 Nd7 9. Nd2 Nd6 10. c4 Nf5 11. b3 Bxa1 12. Rxa1 0-0 13. g4 hxg4 14. Qxg4 b6
15. Nf3? Safer seems 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. Nf3 e5 17. e4 with balanced play.
15. ... Bxf3! 16. Bxf3 Kg7 17. Rd1 Rh8 ½ : ½. In his only comment on the game, Joksić stated that the draw was offered by Lékó, which may sound strange, especially as it seems likely that Black stands better.
15. ... Bxf3! 16. Bxf3 Kg7 17. Rd1 Rh8 ½ : ½. In his only comment on the game, Joksić stated that the draw was offered by Lékó, which may sound strange, especially as it seems likely that Black stands better.
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